Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs. Honor 9X Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G and Honor 9X Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G vs. Honor 9X Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-N986B/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 164.8 mm 163.5 mm Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has greater height than Honor 9X Pro.
Width 77.2 mm 77.3 mm Honor 9X Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Depth 8.1 mm 8.8 mm Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G is narrower than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Weight 208 g 202 g Honor 9X Pro is lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Body Colour Mystic white | Mystic black | Mystic bronze Phantom purple
Body Material - Dual 3D curved glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.47 W/kg (body), 0.338 W/kg (head), 3.29 W/kg (limb) 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.76 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.9" 6.59" Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has larger screen size than Honor 9X Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3088 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Display Format QHD+ -
Pixel Density 496 ppi 391 ppi Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has better pixel density than Honor 9X Pro.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Enhancement Technology - Blue light filter
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz -
Display Features Edge Screen, AOD(Always On Display), Edge Lighting, Video Wallpaper FullView Display
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Hisilicon Kirin 810
Clock Speed 2.73 GHz 2.27 GHz Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 9X Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
RAM LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has more RAM than Honor 9X Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 256 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 221.6 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 1 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 108 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Sensor Size 1/1.33" 1/2" Honor 9X Pro has better camera sensor size than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Sensor Type - CMOS
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Field of View (FoV) 79 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Optical Zoom 5x -
Digital Zoom 50x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Grid Line -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, HYPERLAPSE, Live Focus mode, Super Slow-mo, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Motion Photos, Food, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view, Live focus video, Night, Mountain, Pro Video mode, Single Take, Pro Video 3D Portrait Lighting, Portrait
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has face detection.
Light Source High CRI LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 24 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), blink detection, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Tracking AF, Video location tags, location tags, Hyperlapse video support 1080p, Scene Optimiser, Full view, Flaw detection, Shot suggestions, blur detection, HDR10+ recording, Floating shutter button, Super steady, Zoom-In Mic, Space Zoom, Take 33MP still photos while playing 8K video, AR Doodle, 50x Super Resolution Zoom, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding) support, Microphone Control (Pro Video only) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), EIS video stabilisation, 4-in-1 Super Pixel, AIS Super Night mode, AI video stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has better second camera resolution than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/3.0 F/2.4 Honor 9X Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 20 degree(s) 120 degree(s) Honor 9X Pro has larger second camera lens field of view than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1 μm -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has higher resolution third camera than Honor 9X Pro.
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has better third camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Field of View (3rd Camera) 120 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.4 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Front Camera Design - Pop-up
Sensor Resolution (Front) 10 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 9X Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) 80 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.22 μm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Timer mode, wide selfie mode, selfie mode, Live Focus mode, AR Emoji, selfie focus, Live focus video 3D Portrait Lighting
Camera Features (Front) Dual Pixel AF -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 4000 mAh Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 9X Pro.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Adaptive Fast Charging, Power Delivery 3.0 - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare -
Talk Time 1440 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 75 hrs
Talk (4G): up to 1440 min
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Gaming: up to 10 hrs
Navigation: up to 12 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface One UI 2.5 EMUI 9.1
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n77, n78, n40 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID, DSD64, DSD128 MP3, OGG, MIDI, MP4, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2, MP4 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, Acoustic Overload Point, stereo speakers tuned by AKG, Dolby Digital sound Surround sound
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, geomagnetic sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Screen mirroring, Screen Write, Smart Select, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, High AOP Mic, Smart View, Live message, Screen off memo, Samsung DeX support, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, Dual Audio, Bixby Routines, Intelligent Performance Enhancer, AR Doodle, PENUP Liquid cooling, GPU Turbo 3.0 technology, AI Signal Enhancer, HUAWEI AppGallery
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G Honor 9X Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, S Pen, Earphones (USB Type-C) with sound by AKG Power adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards VDE, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), SGS TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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